Head of Food Regulatory & Compliance | SQF/GFSI Expert

PS Seasoning; Wisconsin; Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

PS Seasoning seeks a Regulatory & Compliance Manager to own the company’s regulatory, food-safety governance, and certification framework across Dervati, PS Seasoning, and Pro Smoker. You will monitor regulatory changes, approve formulas and labels before commercialization, maintain registrations, and lead audit readiness to keep commercialization moving.

The ideal candidate has strong background in food regulations, SQF/GFSI programs, labeling, and food-safety systems, with leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in regulatory compliance, food safety, or quality within a food manufacturing facility, including 2 years leading programs or people.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, USDA-FSIS, FSMA, HACCP, GMPs, food labeling, and SQF requirements.
• Experience reviewing and approving labels, nutrition facts, allergen statements, and claims.
• Experience managing regulatory inspections and internal and external audits.
• PCQI and HACCP certification (or ability to obtain within 90 days).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, document control, and nutrition labeling software.
• SQF Practitioner certification and experience with organic, gluten-free, kosher, halal, and non-GMO programs are highly preferred.

Responsabilités

• Monitor FDA, USDA-FSIS, state, international, organic, labeling, ingredient, and customer regulatory changes.
• Assess the impact of changes on products, labels, facilities, and processes.
• Translate regulatory changes into clear company requirements and communicate updates to management and affected departments.
• Review and approve ingredient declarations, allergen statements, nutrition facts, net contents, claims, certifications, and product names before commercialization.
• Maintain approved label records and provide regulatory sign-off in the product development and change-control process.
• Support private-label and customer-specific labeling requirements.
• Own the corporate framework for HACCP, FSMA preventive controls, HARPC, and prerequisite programs.
• Establish validation and verification requirements and change-control expectations.
• Ensure food-safety plans are current, reassessed on schedule, and approved by qualified individuals.
• Oversee SQF certification and ensure ongoing compliance with program requirements.
• Manage organic, gluten-free, kosher, halal, non-GMO, and customer certifications.
• Establish corporate certification standards and keep all certificates current.
• Maintain FDA facility registrations, USDA grants of inspection, state licenses, and required permits.
• Maintain process filings, scheduled-process documentation, and export registrations.
• Track renewal dates to ensure no registration, license, or permit lapses.
• Act as primary liaison with regulatory agencies and certification bodies during inspections and audits.
• Coordinate regulatory inspections, certification audits, customer audits, and the internal audit program.
• Prepare audit responses, track corrective-action commitments, and verify evidence of closure.
• Establish supplier risk classifications, documentation requirements, questionnaires, and audit requirements.
• Verify supplier certificates and regulatory compliance and maintain approval status.
• Partner with Purchasing and Quality Control; QC monitors actual supplier performance.

Connaissances

Leadership

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Document control

Microsoft Office

Labeling and nutrition labeling

Audit management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related field

PCQI and HACCP certification (or ability to obtain within 90 days)

Outils

Nutrition labeling software

Description du poste

PS Seasoning seeks a Regulatory & Compliance Manager to own the company’s regulatory, food-safety governance, and certification framework across Dervati, PS Seasoning, and Pro Smoker. You will monitor regulatory changes, approve formulas and labels before commercialization, maintain registrations, and lead audit readiness to keep commercialization moving.

The ideal candidate has strong background in food regulations, SQF/GFSI programs, labeling, and food-safety systems, with leadership